Stereotypes: It depends...
I am a red head and get teased a lot, but I went to the dean and he shut the boys right up! I do have a very strong temper. I only get really upset when people call me ginge, ginger, tomatoe head, "I have no soul", and a bunch of other stuff, but I don't get too upset at other things too badly. So I think it varies by kid/adult.